Oryx and Crake | Activities :&: Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Fun with Pseudonyms

Use one of the pseudonyms in the novel and create an artistic representation of it. For example, you may choose to draw Snowman. In order to do so, you will mix what the character actually looks like with an actual Snowman.

2. ABC's of Oryx and Crake

Using each letter of the alphabet, create either a booklet or storyboards representing an item from the novel that represents each letter. Draw an illustration for each item as well.

3. What's...
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